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Being Like Bart L0 & L3

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Deirdre Davies, illustrated by Adam Sime and narrated by John Watt.
 
Speed levels 0 (40 wpm) & 3 (70 wpm) 2CDs 
ISBN: 0 86457 604 8    PP. 22

Strange how life has a way of imitating art.  Being like Bart Simpson has its ups and downs.  Great Easy to Read Trend series for teenagers or adults with an intellectual disability.

Addison Wesley Longman & Pearson

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In Your Dreams Gary Parker L3 & L7

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Elspeth Cook, illust. by Ben O’Hagan, narrated by Arthur Hennessey.
 
Speed levels 3 (70wpm) & 7 (120-130wpm) 2CDs 
ISBN: 0 86457 606 4    PP. 35

Gary Parker. Loser. Street kid.  That’s how he seems anyway, on the outside.  But inside, something is just missing.  Why did his mum have to leave him when he was a little kid and wreck his life?  Gary decides to try and find her.  But dreams don’t always come true - at least, not in the way we think.

Addison Wesley Longman & Pearson

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Mick the Mimic L2 & L6

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David Metzenthen, illust. by Matt Golding, narrated by Arthur Hennessey.
 
Speed levels 2 (60wpm) & 6 (100-110wpm) 3CDs  
ISBN: 0 86457 607 2    PP. 44
 

Short listed for TDK Audio Book award.

 

Mick Lanyon is a boy from the bush who can’t keep quiet.  Unfortunately, Greyfields Grammar is a school with a strictly enforced code of silence.  What can Mick do?  Mick can do plenty ... kookaburras, traffic noises ... And he does it as loudly and as often as possible!

Addison Wesley Longman & Pearson

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Once a Dork/Max my Mate L4

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Victoria Hazell, illustrations by Matt Golding, narrated by Mariyon Slany/Arthur Hennessey.
 
Speed level 4 (80wpm) 1 CD ISBN: 0 86457 608 0     PP. 44
 

Derek's a respectable type, but she thinks he's a bit of a dork.  Once they're on the dance floor she spies some hunks and Derek is forgotten.  In Max My Mate, a dog really does become man's best friend.  Max is saved from the dog pound, escapes from home and has adventures.

Addison Wesley Longman & Pearson

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The Hyper Kid L3 & L6

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Paul Collins, illustrations by Kristen Headlam, narrated by Nick Stojanoski.
 
Speed levels 3 (70wpm) & 6 (100-110wpm) 2CDs 
ISBN: 0 86457 610 2    PP. 46
 

A lot can happen in a day.  Especially when you’re Australia’s Greatest Living Disaster.  Burning down a factory, for example.  Getting arrested.  Getting busted from jail by a famous criminal.  Helping stage an armed hold-up.  What could possibly happen next ...?

Addison Wesley Longman & Pearson
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The Red Hot Footy Fiasco L0

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David Metzenthen, illustrations by Matt Golding, narrated by Mariyon Slany.
 
Speed level 0 (40 wpm) 3CDs  ISBN: 0 86457 611 0    PP. 44
 

What exactly is Justine doing in the changing rooms of the Fitzroy Mavericks football team?  And why is Terry sulking in the park?  And who believes in finders keepers anyway?  Find out all this in The Red Hot Footy Fiasco.

Addison Wesley Longman & Pearson

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